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A11
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 www.guardian.co.tt Guardian
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A death threat has been issued
against Jamaican Grammy-win-
ning dancehall artiste Sean Paul
if he follows through with a
scheduled New Year s Eve per-
formance in the Maldives.
The online video threat that
was posted on YouTube by islam
dheen , bears the logo of a Mal-
dives jihadist group and had a
cloaked person sitting in front
what appeared to be a black flag,
synonymous with the Islamic
State (Isis).
Isis is a group consisting of
extremist Islamic militants
responsible for numerous acts of
murder, massacres and destruc-
tion across Iraq and Syria.
"Sean Paul, if you visit the
Maldives, the world will see your
burned and blood-drenched dead
body," read papers bearing the
threat.
The 41-year-old singer was also
accused of being a non-believer,
whose presence will not be wel-
comed.
The Maldives is an Islamic
country which lies off the Indian
sub-continent.
The video bears the logo of
Bilad Al Sham Media (BASM)
group---an organisation which
claims to consist of Maldivian
jihadis based in Syria and the
Maldives.
However, in a Facebook post,
the group said it was not respon-
sible for the video.
"Bilad Al Sham Media have
nothing to do with this video even
though it claims to be from us.
Anything released by Bilad Al
Sham Media will be done through
our official Facebook page or
Twitter account and no one
should accept anything from any
other source claiming to be from
us," it said.
However, even as it denounced
the video, the group said "we are
absolutely against such filthy con-
certs."
Meanwhile, in a Twitter post,
Maldives opposition leader and
former President Mohamed
Nasheed warned that tourism will
be affected if threats against Sean
Paul are not investigated.
A report on the Maldives web-
site, Raajje said show organisers
will proceed with the concert
despite threats.
According to Tourism Minister
Ahmed Adheeb, his country will
not give in to the threats.
Sean Paul was reportedly to
perform at Maldives National
Stadium in Male at Adheeb s
invitation. (Jamaica Gleaner)
Police are trying to ascertain
the identity of a woman of East
Indian ancestry who jumped to
her death from the Demerara Har-
bour Bridge on Christmas Day,
even as people using the bridge
raised an alarm and alerted bridge
security.
The woman was reportedly
accessing the pedestrian facility
along the bridge when she took off
her slippers, placed her umbrella
down, and took the plunge into the
Demerara River.
The fair-skinned woman, who
appeared to be in her late twenties,
was clad in a red top and blue jeans,
had a tattoo on her left arm and
her hair was combed into a bun.
Her body bore no visible laceration,
suggesting that she did not hit any
object while plunging to her death.
Traffic Manager of the Demerara
Harbour Bridge, Brion Singh, con-
firmed the incident. He told Kai-
eteur News that an investigation
was underway.
The Demerara Harbour Bridge
links the East and West banks of
the Demerara River. It stretches for
just over a mile long and is a floating
bridge that would routinely retract
to allow vessels to pass. The bridge
features a walkway for pedestrians
and cyclists and the woman is
believed to have jumped from here.
World will see your dead body
Isis warns Sean Paul to stay out Maldives
J'ca gay rights activist taking
T&T travel law fight to CCJ
The Caribbean Community
(Caricom) has been granted leave
to make written and oral sub-
mission in the case brought by
Jamaican attorney and gay rights
activist, Maurice Tomlinson,
who is challenging the immi-
gration laws of T&T and Belize.
The laws in both islands pro-
hibit homosexuals from entering
the countries. Regional LGBT
group, Cariflags, has been granted
permission to make written sub-
missions in the case.
The Caribbean Court of Justice
(CCJ) has set a case management
conference for January 21, 2015,
after which a trial date will be
fixed.
Tomlinson is seeking a decla-
ration that the provisions to the
immigration laws of T&T and
Belize prevent his lawful entry,
and the laws are in violation of
his right of freedom of movement
under the Revised Treaty of
Chaguaramas.
Tomlinson is seeking orders
that the defendant countries
amend their Immigration Act so
as to remove homosexuals from
any class of prohibited immi-
grants. He is seeking damages for
the violation of his right to free-
dom of movement.
(Jamaica Gleaner)
Woman jumps to her death off Demerara bridge
Jamaican Grammy-winning
dancehall artiste Sean Paul
Two Demerara Harbour
Bridge workers bring the
body of a woman who
jumped off the bridge closer
to the shore as they await
the arrival of the police on
Christmas Day.
PHOTO COURTESY THE
GUYANA CHRONICLE
In a Twitter post, Maldives'
opposition leader and
former President Mohamed
Nasheed warned that
tourism will be affected if
threats against Sean Paul
are not investigated. A
report on the Maldives
website, Raajje, said show
organisers will proceed
with the concert despite
threats. According to
Tourism Minister Ahmed
Adheeb, his country will
not give in to the threats.